Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    TO ASSIST THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS BUILDING OPERATION (OBO) IN ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EXHIBIT AND PRESERVE FINE ARTS IN U.S. EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD. FAPE FULFILLS MISSIONS THROUGH SITE-SPECIFIC COMMISSIONS, ORIGINAL PRINT AND PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS, PRESERVATION PROJECTS AND OTHER ART INITIATIVES. THE MAIN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES OF FAPE ARE: 1) SITE SPECIFIC COLLECTION - FAPE DONATES PERMANENT SITE-SPECIFIC ARTWORKS FOR SELECTED NEW U.S. EMBASSIES BEING CONSTRUCTED. THE WORKS ARE ALL DONATED BY THE ARTISTS, AND FAPE PROVIDES THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THEIR FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION. 2) LEE KIMCHE MCGRATH ORIGINAL PRINT COLLECTION - EACH YEAR AN AMERICAN ARTIST CONTRIBUTES AN EDITION OF PRINTS AVAILABLE FOR PERMANENT DISPLAY IN U.S. EMBASSIES. 3) PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION - IN 2013, FAPE ESTABLISHED A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH WILL GROW TO INCLUDE A NEW ADDITION ANNUALLY.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.1M

  • Fine Art Preservation Initiatives

    To assist the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) in its various programs designed to exhibit and preserve fine art in U.S. embassies around the world. FAPE fulfills its mission through site-specific commissions, the Original Print and Photography Collections, preservation projects and other art initiatives. The main program activities of FAPE are: (1) Site-Specific Collection - FAPE donates permanent site-specific artworks for select new U.S. embassies being constructed. (2) Original Print Collection - each year an American artist contributes an edition of prints for permanent display in U.S. embassies. (3) Photography Collection - in 2013, FAPE established a collection of photograply which will grow to include a new addition annually.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.4M